Display-box.



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DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION FILVEI) MAR. 8, 1915.

Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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E. H. HEPPE.

DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1915.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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rrnn'r ortica ERNEST H. HEPPE, OF MONTACLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY-BOX.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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`Application led March 8, 1915. Serial No. 13,010.

.To all whom v-z't may concern Be it known that I, ERNnsT H. Herrn, acitizen of the United States, residing in-the towniof Montclair, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulimprovements in Display-Boxes, of which the following is aspecification.

f This invention relates to improvements in boxes intended for displayof merchandise in order -to effectively advertise the same,

and has for its objects the provision cfa compact shipping box ofmaximum capacity which box also serves forthe purpose of attractivelydisplaying in a small quantity the goods therein contained.

l am aware that heretofore various hinged display boxes have beendevised and no claim is broadly made to such articles, but solely to theparticular novel features of the display box as herein set forth.

The invention is fully set forth in the accompanying drawings andspecification forming a part thereof in which- Figure 1 is an elevationof my improved display box in display position; Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view from lfront to rear showing the same in the shippingposition. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rear ofvsaid box as shown inFig. 2. Fig. l is an elevation in display position of a modification;and Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view from front to rear of theconstruction shown in Fig. 4 but in shipping position.

Referring to the drawings and the construction shown therein, thereference numerals 1 1 designate the lower and upper half or section ofthe display box each of the same being hollow and provided with sliding.vdrawers 2 and 2 respectively, and hinged together by means of hinges8.` The upper section 1 is provided with an inclined or beveled frontface 4t, which is adaptedV when the box is open in the position shown inFig. 1 to be in vertical alinement with the front face et of the lowersection 1. rlhereby any suitable advertising matter may be printed orotherwise shown upon the front of said box when in the open positionshown in Fig. 1 in a very attractive manner, as the same constitutes acontinuous vertical face.

The Iupper section 1 is provided preferably with a sliding glass top 5which is adapted to fit in grooves 5 as indicated in Fig. 3, or when thebox isclosed to be slipped into the mortise grooves 6', 6 as indicatedin the same ligure. Thereby 'for shipping purposes the glass is snuglyheld,

and liability of breakage is accordingly,

reduced.

The wings or easels 7 7 are adapted when open to bev in verticalalinement with the sides a, a of the box and to close the lateralopening between the top and bottom sections caused by the separation ofthese two sections and thereby the box is given the appearance of beinga solid box of the general dimensions as indicated in Fig. 1. Betweenthe lower surface of said wings 7, 7, when closed, and the top S of saidlower' section, is a slit or compartment which is adapted to receive theaforesaid glass cover and protect the same against breakage duringshipment.

Suitable knobs 9, 9 serve to permit of the drawers being opened whendesired. As shown in Figs. t and, if desired in lieu of wings 7, asuitable locking hinge 10 may be employed, and similar compartments 11may be provided in either or both drawers. Further, the glass in themodification as shown in Fig. 5 is not removable although obviously thesame may be made so if desired.

lThe aforesaid box possesses the obvious advantage of serving both as ashipping box, and as an excellent and attractive display case.Furthermore, the same is very economical to manufacture and haspractically no waste space therein, as when the same is being shippedpractically the entire capacity of the box is utilized the same as anordinary shipping case with the exception of that portion of section 1which has been eliminated by beveling of the face.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofmy invention as set forth in the accompanying claims. Hinges obviouslymay be concealed by a piece of paper as shown in Fig. 5 or may ifdesired be counter-sunk. (Not shown.)

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is v1. A sectional display case provided with storagemeans comprising a base-section, provided with a closed bottom, having afront face vertical to said bottom, a topsection, provided with a closedbottom hinged to said base-section and normally superposed thereon, saidtop-section having a uni-lateral front face which forms an acute anglewith the bottom of said top- 3. In a display case, the combinationcomprising two sections hinged together and provided with drawers, thefront face of one section being inclined and the front face of the othersection being vertical when the `('Jopies of this patent may be obtainedfor ve centseachQby addressing the "Commissioner o1 Patents.

said sections are closed upon each other, lateral spacing wings hingedto one of said sections and;V adapted to be folded against one face ofthe latter, said wings each being of a length not substantiallyexceeding one-half- Signed at New York, countv of New York and State of'New York March, 1915.

this 5th day of ERNEST n. Herrn.

`Witnesses:

THOMAS E. MCENTEGART, `W. H. SWENARTON.

Washington, D. C.

